SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 697
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
join the citizens of Houston and Texans throughout the state in
celebrating Texas Southern University Day at the Capitol on April
27, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1947, Texas Southern University now
celebrates 62 years of educational excellence and commitment to
providing opportunity for higher education to all; and
WHEREAS, Texas Southern University is the second-largest
of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the United
States; the university has opened its doors to higher education
for over 11,000 students from throughout the State of Texas and
around the country; and
WHEREAS, As an open-enrollment institution, Texas Southern
University remains committed to its historical mission of
offering opportunities for higher education to underserved
students; and
WHEREAS, Texas Southern University has conferred over
48,000 degrees since its inception more than 60 years ago; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall
School of Law has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report
magazine as the "most diverse law school" in the nation; and
WHEREAS, Texas Southern University trains the majority of
teachers for the Houston Independent School District, the
largest school district in the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Among Houston's African American citizens, one in
six has attended Texas Southern University; most of the African
American pharmacists in the State of Texas have also attended the
university; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Southern University National Alumni
Association represents thousands of active and concerned alumni
in 14 chapters nationwide; and
WHEREAS, The members of the Texas Southern University
National Alumni Association and the members of the Texas Southern
University Student Government Association are traveling to
Austin on April 27, 2009, to visit with members of the Texas
Senate and the Texas House of Representatives and to express
their support for a strong and independent Texas Southern
University for the benefit of higher education in Texas; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, hereby congratulate the Texas Southern University
community on its many contributions to our state and declare
April 27, 2009, Texas Southern University Day at the State
Capitol; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the Texas Southern University National Alumni Association
president and the Texas Southern University Student Government
Association president as an expression of high regard from the
Texas Senate.
Ellis
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 22, 2009.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate